Potholes – bad for car drivers, equally as bad for cyclists. They can cause accidents resulting in damage to cycles and injury to cyclists. Sometimes the injuries can be serious and result in fatalities. Claims for compensation by cyclists for injuries and losses can be more complex than claims against car or other vehicle drivers… Continue Reading
The Court of Appeal gave judgment on 17th July 2018 confirming the circumstances in which a business or organisation will be liable for the conduct of independent contractors and sub-contractors. This is known as vicarious liability. The judgment does not create new law but clarifies the circumstances under which vicarious liability applies. Even if a… Continue Reading
Anna Tuson v Debbie Murphy, Court of Appeal [2018] EWCA Civ 1461. Judgment date 22nd June 2018. Anna Tuson fell from a horse at the defendant’s riding school and broke her right arm on 19 August 2010. She subsequently developed obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) which two psychiatrists attributed to the accident. Liability was admitted subject… Continue Reading
The Court of Appeal in the case of Sumner v Colborne (defendant) and (1) Denbighshire County Council and (2) The Welsh Ministers (part 20 defendants) [2018] EWCA CIV 1006 have upheld a decision of the High Court striking out contribution proceedings against the part 20 defendants and have confirmed that neither the Council nor The… Continue Reading
Claims arising as a result of work related disease caused in an industrial setting, such as asbestosis or mesothelioma, can be complicated especially if there are arguments surrounding the period of exposure to asbestos dust or the work involved different time periods and employers. Often the work would have been carried out many years ago… Continue Reading
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